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FEMA dragged its feet on toxicity in trailers

While Katrina victims living in FEMA trailers suffered myriad illnesses, the agency was worried about liability.
Julia Dahl

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  • Friday, July 20, 2007 08:30 PM

    Bigger Question

    The bigger question here is why are products being legally manufactured in the United States that place humans in such close, closed contact with toxic substances? Where is the Consumer Product Safety Commission? What about the people that buy these trailers for vacation purposes? Are they just not exposed long enough to care?

    This issue certainly needs to be figured out and resolved, but let's not miss the forest plainly before us.

    —djoelt1 Read djoelt1's other letters

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